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slezadav
slezadav

Reputation: 6141

Running build.gradle of a library distributed through Artifactory

Is it somehow possible to run build.gradle file of a library distributed through artifactory repository when the main project builds ?

Specific case: In library's build.gradle I copy some files from root directory to another directory. This works well if the dependency on the library is declared as compile project(':lib-trololo'), but I would like to distribute the lib through Artifactory, but as there is only .aar file, the library's build is not run again when building main project.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 102

Answers (1)

JBaruch
JBaruch

Reputation: 22893

The answer is "no".

  1. Artifactory does not contain any build tool in it. It's not a build server that does things, it's a binary repository that stores things.
  2. Anyhow, the move works on your machine cause you rely on a project layout of your source files (compile project(':lib-trololo')is a source-level dependency). Once the file is packed as a binary, there is no source structure anymore, but only a single file with compiled classes and metadata.

You should reconsider your build.

Upvotes: 1

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